It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the world; that inspired the crusades; that instituted the monastic orders; it was not reason that produced the Jesuits; above all, it was not reason that created the French Revolution. Man is only great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.
Benjamin Disraeli
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Jerry Falwell said that the reason that September 11th happened, the reason that God allowed it to h... LEWIS BLACK The world is continuously discontinuous. It is continuous for intuition and thinking; discontinuous ... THIRUMAN ARCHUNAN The only reason this plan looks reasonable is that it is scaled back from something that was fairly ... JANNA SAMPSON Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the body’) is to continue believing you are someone that you re... DADA BHAGWAN For those who have walked through the fires of hell and rather than fall to its flames, have emerged... SHERRILYN KENYON But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so muc... ALEX LIFESON Put your mind to it and you will do it. This is how the impossible become possible SOTONYE ANGA It is only when you are asked to believe in Reason coming from non-reason that you must cry Halt. Hu... C.S. 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When he utters s... EDWARD DAHLBERG Love shouldn’t require Windex to be clear. It either is or it isn’t. MANDY HALE The bulkheads were close together, the ceilings low above their helmets. Not much space in there to ... CHRISTINA ENGELA When I die it will be game over,... but I know one life is short, to be selfish is not the best deci... DEYTH BANGER Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... ERNEST HEMINGWAY He was agitated for some reason that he could not name. (page 35) KATE DICAMILLO It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination. SAMUEL JOHNSON It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination SAMUEL JOHNSON Here is one fact 1 minute to finish the class, 1 day to die, one day behind that fact, one day in th... DEYTH BANGER If therefore you shall be remembered for what you did with what you had more than what you had, use ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH He was a true showman. He had not only the talent, but he had the ability to promote that talent. Th... GAY TALESE The reason that man is seldom satisfied with his salary is that when it increases, he increases his ... MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA If you have a question, ask. How do you ask? Say it or write it SOTONYE ANGA The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. TIMNEY He knew these last lines by heart and mouthed them now in the darkness. My reason for life. Not livi... IAN MCEWAN Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dicta... ALEXANDER HAMILTON The only reason that the devil can read scripture, is that it was written with him in mind. ANTHONY T. HINCKS The Biggest Threat to our Democracy, Freedoms and Future is Leadership that fosters and Appeases the... MICHAEL HARRIS There are three basic problems: how a mind can know the world of nature, how it is possible for one ... 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